About the working group
We investigate the state of the coupled Earth system in the past and in the future. We explore a wide range of research topics, including past climate change and biodiversity loss, the co-evolution of the climate and Earth's biosphere, the stability of Earth-system components, trajectories of the Earth system in the Anthropocene, shifts in oceanic and atmospheric circulation patterns, and the increase of extreme events in a warming world.
Publications
Key questions
- What can we learn from past hothouse periods and biodiversity crises about the future of the Earth system in the Anthropocene?
- How has the Atlantic ocean circulation evolved in the past and how will it change in the future?
- What are the causes and impacts of more frequent weather extremes in a warming world?
- What are the potential future trajectories of the Earth system under continued human forcing?
